Haha, I couldn't agree more, Nicole! With gold and land is the same - you actually need to money to buy them so then they will eventually increase their value, which should be seen as ROI not passive income. ROI is not passive income (at least not in my books). A passive income for me would be to for example do something that I normally do in my life (like walk for example, because I need to walk) and get paid for it. A passive income is if you get double paid for a task. Let's say you created something at work that you're allowed to share "as such" for money.